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With the government shutdown over, the next steps come into view: Turning the federal government back on after six weeks might not be easy, or fast.

A high-profile fraud case in Minnesota has spotlighted the lack of safeguards during the COVID-19 pandemic surrounding funds intended to prop up vulnerable Americans. The looting of taxpayer dollars holds lessons about the social safety net and the federal bureaucracy that oversees it.

The Supreme Court heard arguments on a case that could affect the 2026 midterm elections by restricting the counting of late-arriving mail-in ballots.

The attorney general’s dismissal comes on the heels of Kristi Noem’s firing from the Department of Homeland Security. President Donald Trump has now pushed out two Cabinet members – both women – as he faces growing challenges over the Iran war and the economy.

With Virginia and Florida poised to follow other states in midcycle redistricting next week, the partisan impact nationwide appears to be a wash. But the…

Ahead of Tuesday’s vote on redrawing Virginia’s congressional districts, the first few months of Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s term have made clear how difficult it is to govern from the center when your party controls the state legislature and politics remain so polarized.

Some corners of the MAGA movement are questioning official accounts of two suspected assassination attempts on President Donald Trump – despite a range of video and forensic evidence.

Despite predictions that a court ruling would come too late to be actionable this election cycle, states are gerrymandering after the Louisiana v. Callais decision.

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy voted to convict Donald Trump in the 2021 impeachment trial and has pushed back on public health matters. His fate on Saturday will signal the clout of the Make America Healthy Again movement, as well as the president’s hold on his party.

International scientists decided it is no longer useful to study the most extreme model of runaway global warming. So why are some people upset?